Radha's Dance (A Poem in Hindi - Avadhi dialect)

Raadhaa jee naachat Brindaaban.

pag thirkat hain baajat ghunghroo,

chhanan chhanan chhan chhanan chhanan.

taakat khag-mrig gop-gopikaa,

chhaadi sakal jag ke bandhan.

bhooli adhar dhar murali, vilokat

vismit- chakit- bhramit nand-nandan.

Brindaaban kee kunj galin maa,

jhar jhar jharat amee-ras-ghan.

Translation:

Radha is dancing in Vrindavan.

Her feet are moving and anklebells tingling

'chhanan chhanan chhan chhanan chhanan'.

All birds and animals and gopas and gopis

are viewing the dance casting aside all worldly bonds.

Even the son of Nanda is so bewildered and amazed,

that the flute on his lips he has forgotten to blow.

In the gardens and streets of Vrindavan indeed,

the nectar is pouring thick and fast.

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